Frauenstein Castle (Ore Mountains)

The ruins of Frauenstein Castle (German: Burg Frauenstein) are located on a 680 metres (2,230 ft) high granite rock on the crest of the Eastern Ore Mountains near the town of Frauenstein in the district of Mittelsachsen.

Frauenstein Castle
Burg Frauenstein
Frauenstein
The ruins of Frauenstein Castle
Frauenstein Castle
Coordinates50°48′14″N 13°32′22″E
Typehill castle
CodeDE-SN
Height680 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Conditionremains of tower and walls
Site history
Builtaround 1200
Garrison information
Occupantsmargraves, nobles
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